A rushed catering person opened a B737-800 R1 door as the a flight attendant was disarming the slide...

Attributes
ACN	1124309
Time
Date	201310
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Exterior Pax/Crew Door
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant In Charge Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Person 2
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Aircraft was closed up and flight attendants were picking up pre-departure beverages and preparing for the demo. I heard loud banging on the R1 door and saw it was catering. I knelt down and disarmed the girt bar and removed the strap; immediatley the caterer pulled the door open and that is when we saw the girt bar must have come lose and was caught in the floor bracket again; causing the slide pack to come partially out of the frame. D flight attendant witnessed what occurred. Captain was informed and maintenance came. I am unclear to what may have happened. Perhaps a maintenance issue or perhaps I did not fully secure the girt bar when I was disarming it. I suggest looking down again at the girt bar after disarming it to be sure it is securely disarmed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A rushed catering person opened a B737-800 R1 door as the A Flight Attendant was disarming the slide causing it to drop out of the slide pack and onto the catering truck.

Narrative: Aircraft was closed up and flight attendants were picking up pre-departure beverages and preparing for the demo. I heard loud banging on the R1 door and saw it was catering. I knelt down and disarmed the girt bar and removed the strap; IMMEDIATLEY the caterer pulled the door open and that is when we saw the girt bar must have come lose and was caught in the floor bracket again; causing the slide pack to come partially out of the frame. D Flight Attendant witnessed what occurred. Captain was informed and Maintenance came. I am unclear to what may have happened. Perhaps a maintenance issue or perhaps I did not fully secure the girt bar when I was disarming it. I suggest looking down again at the girt bar after disarming it to be sure it is securely disarmed.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A rushed catering person opened a B737-800 R1 door as the a flight attendant was disarming the slide causing it to drop out of the slide pack and onto the catering truck.